Convert Gmail™ to PDF (locally)

Convert your emails to PDF format on offline mode (without a server interaction; secure and private) to backup your emails

Convert Gmail™ to PDF (locally) - Secure Email Backup Extension

Convert Gmail™ to PDF (locally) is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to bring privacy and ease to email backup. It allows Gmail users to convert their emails into PDF in offline mode, protecting their data from server interactions. The extension offers two modes of conversion, simple and normal adapted from users reading preference. Particularly supports bulk conversion and all Gmail view modes. Its use of jsPDF for conversion also enhances privacy, while also providing essential customization options, including filename customization and choice of print mode.
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Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 3.40
(35)
Version: 0.3.7 (Last updated: 2024-12-11)
Creation date: 2020-03-09
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
  • declarativeContent
Host permissions:
  • *://mail.google.com/*
Size: 4.24M

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Convert Gmail™ to PDF (locally) (v0.3.7)
5.00 (1) 2,463+
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Extension summary

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This extension adds two new buttons to your Gmail interface. One orange PDF button and one blue PDF button. The orange button can be used to generate distraction-free PDF documents and the blue one generates a normal PDF document. It is also possible to press the toolbar button (action button) to convert multiple emails to PDF at once. For bulk conversion, you need to select a few threads first.

Features:

  1. Supports all Gmail view modes (no split, right of inbox, below inbox)
  2. Supports bulk conversion by selecting multiple threads at once
  3. Support simple and advance printing with and without images
  4. Extracts email date and use it in the archived name

Notes:

  1. The orange button is called the "simple" mode of operation. In this mode, your emails are reformated and all the images, lines, and any other distracting elements are removed from the document before the PDF file is generated. This is useful to generate PDF for fast reading.

  2. The blue button is called the "normal" mode of operation. In this mode, the "window.print()" function is called and the generated document is in the standard format.

  3. This extension does NOT send your documents to an external server for conversion as this violates the user's privacy. The extension uses a local JavaScript library called jsPDF for all its conversions.

  4. By default, no image is attached to your document if the "simple" mode is selected so that there would be no image fetching from remote servers.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to install and use
  • Allows mass downloading of emails as PDFs
  • No account setup required
  • Saved users a significant amount of time
  • Works well on different browsers (e.g., Vivaldi, Edge)
Cons
  • Often produces empty PDFs
  • Some buttons do not work as intended
  • Inconsistent performance; failure to convert emails
  • Issues with different font styles and layouts
  • May have stopped working due to Gmail updates
Most mentioned
  • Easy to use
  • Doesn't work or produces empty PDFs
  • Mass downloading feature
User reviews
This works on Vivaldi (chrome based) and the red button is with images, blue plain text - Amazing at mass downloading gmail emails selecting all and having them all process onto the desktop or folder
by Reg B, 2024-07-20

I compared two extensions on an Edge browser, and I like this one better. No extra setup needed like creating an account, it simply allows you to save the selected emails as PDFs into your Downloads folder. The font styles are different, but it works fine for what I needed it for.
by Karl Muster, 2024-01-17

Just used the extension now - worked great for me
by Louise Amitrano, 2024-01-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Convert Gmail™ to PDF (locally) requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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